National Register of Historic Places - Wisconsin (WI), Marathon County

Marathon County Wisconsin has 30 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 15 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bird, C. B., House, Dessert, Joseph, Library, Dunbar, C. F., House, Everest, D. C., House and First Universalist Church.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Woodland and Effigy Mound dating back to 0.

Many famous people are associated with these Marathon County historic places including C.B. Bird, Cyrus C. Yawkey, Joseph Dessert, Karl Mathie, E. K. Schuetz and C. H. Wegner.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Marathon County places including AlexanderC. Eschweiler, Alexander C. Eschweiler, Eschweiler&Eschweiler, Frank Lloyd Wright, George Washington Maher, Theodore Kohl, George Maher, George W. Maher, Van Ryn & Degelleke and Ted Prott. Prominent architectural styles found in Marathon Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Prairie School and Classical Revival.

Andrew Warren Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003708)

Also known as See Also:Hiram C. Steward House;Ely Wright House;Eschweiler

Roughly bounded by Fulton, Grant, 4th, and 7th Sts. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Bird, C. B., House (added 1980 - - #80000155)

522 McIndoe St. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eschweiler,AlexanderC.

Architectural Style:

Colonial

Historic Person:

Bird,C.B.

Significant Year:

1928, 1898

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Dells of the Eau Claire County Park (added 2016 - - #16000429)

Plover, Plover

Royalbroil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Conservation, Other

Period of Significance:

1900-1974 AD

Dessert, Joseph, Library (added 1980 - - #80000156)

123 Main St. , Mosinee

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eschweiler,AlexanderC.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Dessert,Joseph

Significant Year:

1928, 1898

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

More Information:

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Dunbar, C. F., House (added 1980 - - #80000157)

929 McIndoe St. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eschweiler&Eschweiler

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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East Hill Residential Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000360)

Roughly bounde by North Seventh, Adams, North Tenth, Scott and North Bellis Sts. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Maher, George W., Eschweiler, Alexander

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

School, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Edgar Village Hall (added 2000 - - #00000317)

Also known as Weinschenk Building

107 W. Beech St. , Edgar

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Swarthout and Speer

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

More Information:

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Everest, D. C., House (added 1980 - - #80000158)

1206 Highland Park Blvd. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eschweiler&Eschweiler

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Everest,DavidC.

Significant Year:

1928, 1898

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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First Universalist Church (added 1980 - - #80000159)

504 Grant St. , Wausau

Patrat99, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eschweiler,AlexanderC.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Fricke--Menzner House (added 1992 - - #92000856)

105 Main St. , Marathon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1875

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

More Information:

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Fromm Brothers Fur and Ginseng Farm Complex (added 1996 - - #96001581)

Also known as Fromm Brothers;See Also:Fromm,Walter and Mabel,House

436 Co. Hwy. F , Hamburg

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Fromm, Walter and Mabel, House (added 1982 - - #82000682)

Off WI 107 , Hamburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Esterfelder,Friedrich

Architectural Style:

Other, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Jones, Granville D., House (added 1977 - - #77000036)

915 Grant St. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Maher,George W.

Architectural Style:

Prairie School

Historic Person:

Jones,Granville D.

Significant Year:

1904

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Maine Site (47MR22) (added 1984 - - #84003711)

Also known as 47-Mr-22

Address Restricted , Brokaw

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Woodland, Effigy Mound

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Manson, Charles L. and Dorothy, House (added 2016 - - #16000149)

Wausau, Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949 AD

Marathon County Fairgrounds (added 1980 - - #80000160)

Stewart Ave. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eschweiler,AlexanderC.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Fair

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Fair

More Information:

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Marchetti, Louis, House (added 1996 - - #96000240)

Also known as Judge Marchetti House

111 Grant St. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dern,John

Architectural Style:

Second Empire

Historic Person:

Marchetti,Louis

Significant Year:

1878

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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Mathie, Karl, House (added 1980 - - #80000161)

202 Water St. , Mosinee

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eschweiler,AlexanderC.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Historic Person:

Mathie, Karl

Significant Year:

1928, 1898

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Miller, Henry, House (added 1982 - - #82000683)

1314 Grand Ave. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Drisko,John A.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Miller, Henry

Significant Year:

1920, 1894

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Rothschild Pavilion (added 2002 - - #02000708)

Also known as Pine Park Pavilion

1104 Park St. , Rothschild

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Music Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Schofield School (added 2015 - - #15000108)

Schofield, Schofield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1974 AD

Schuetz, E.K., House (added 1980 - - #80000162)

930 Franklin St. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eschweiler,Alexander C.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Schuetz,E. K.

Significant Year:

1924, 1922

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Single, Benjamin, House (added 1980 - - #80000163)

W of Wausau at 4708 Stettin Dr. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Single,Benjamin

Significant Year:

1849

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Stewart, Hiram C., House (added 1974 - - #74000097)

521 Grant St. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Maher,George Washington

Architectural Style:

Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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United States Post Office and Court House (added 2012 - - #12000294)

317 1st St., Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

More Information:

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Wausau Club (added 1989 - - #89001420)

309 McClellan St. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Anderes,John, Jeffers,J.H.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

More Information:

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Wegner, C. H., House (added 1980 - - #80000164)

906 Grant St. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eschweiler,Alexander C.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Wegner,C. H.

Significant Year:

1924, 1922

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Wright, Duey and Julia, House (added 1999 - - #99000787)

904 Grand Ave. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wright, Frank Lloyd, Prott, Ted

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

More Information:

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Wright, Ely, House (added 1982 - - #82000684)

Also known as Gooding House

901 6th St. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mercer,John

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Yawkey, Cyrus C., House (added 1974 - - #74000098)

403 McIndoe St. , Wausau

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Maher,George, Van Ryn & Degelleke

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Yawkey,Cyrus C.

Significant Year:

1900

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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